I just noticed on the live at the bowl DVD that the wire to brians guitar got disconnected during his brigthon rock solo! and he had to run back to get it connected up again.
Why didnt he use a radio mic like John did ? then he would'nt have been cut off in mid solo ?
It was also the same at wembley he didnt use a radio mic either but john did.
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Why would Brian want to use a mic? You cant plug a mic (short for microphone btw...) into a guitar. You can however plug a radio TRANSMITTER into one just like John did.
As for why he didnt use one, its probably just his preference to use a guitar lead.
As for why he didnt use one, its probably just his preference to use a guitar lead.
Hehehee... you accidentally wrote "brain."
Radio mics are lame, wires are Rock 'n Roll!. Plus Radio mics pick up Army transmissions, which can ruin your whole gig
Thanks Nigel, but I thought it was an Air Force signal you got?
Going back to the topic, Freddie wouldn't have used a wireless mic if his baton one had worked - watch MK and you'll see that every time he has the baton he is wired, and the rest of the time he is not. The wireless ones were backup, and the fact that Freddie was still wired for The Works tour suggests he wasn't happy with them until '86.
More surprisingly, it appears there was no spare baton at MK, otherwise wouldn't the wireless mics been attached to one?
Going back to the topic, Freddie wouldn't have used a wireless mic if his baton one had worked - watch MK and you'll see that every time he has the baton he is wired, and the rest of the time he is not. The wireless ones were backup, and the fact that Freddie was still wired for The Works tour suggests he wasn't happy with them until '86.
More surprisingly, it appears there was no spare baton at MK, otherwise wouldn't the wireless mics been attached to one?
Brian has started using a radio trans in the last few years. Don't know how often though. But it is true.
Peace,
Adam.
Peace,
Adam.
Well, if he went wireless, he couldn't use that spiffy curly guitar cable, could he?
Or the [x] kilometres of wire.
I read somewhere that Justin S.S. had a hard time editing the vocals of Freddie (at M.K.) when he used the radio transmitted mic because it was quite a bad sound. So, better to be safe than sorry..
Further, I think that it truly looks more rock n roll when guitars are NOT radio transmitted.
Further, I think that it truly looks more rock n roll when guitars are NOT radio transmitted.
I read somewhere that Justin S.S. had a hard time editing the vocals of Freddie (at M.K.) when he used the radio transmitted mic because it was quite a bad sound. So, better to be safe than sorry..
Further, I think that it truly looks more rock n roll when guitars are NOT radio transmitted.
Well, that's 20 year old technology being criticised. If you want a comparison, listen to Brian's guitar from the Palace party bit he did on the roof of Buckingham Palace. I'd be willing to give a good system a chance.
Justin was mainly concerned about the distortion that was introduced by the system. Curious that he had a bad time with something like that considering it's really easy to remove.
Peace,
Adam.
Well, Justin didn't really claim to have had a hard time. Here's his exact quote:
"This question may be more about the show than the DVD ,but anyways. Why does Freddie change microphone on certain songs through the show?
JSS - You should ask Peter Hince really but my understanding is that Freddie used a radio mic when he needed more freedom and he used the wired mic otherwise. The Radio mic distorts quite badly so I'm glad he didn't use it more. Obviously he needed a vocal mic at the piano too."
"This question may be more about the show than the DVD ,but anyways. Why does Freddie change microphone on certain songs through the show?
JSS - You should ask Peter Hince really but my understanding is that Freddie used a radio mic when he needed more freedom and he used the wired mic otherwise. The Radio mic distorts quite badly so I'm glad he didn't use it more. Obviously he needed a vocal mic at the piano too."
Well the way I read it is that he is glad he didn't use the radio mic more often because it distorts quite badly... In my opinion this emphasizes my statement...
Radio mics pick up much more noise than a dependable cable. Also, like many of you have pointed out, instrument cables are just more "rock and roll"!
Well it says just that, but nothin' more. Explicitely stating that removing the distortion gave him a hard time would have been a bit hypochondriacal, as it is nothing but a standart procedure. However, the way Justin put it he merely said that the sparse use of radio mic spared him from additional work. It does not imply that the procedure was particularly nerve-wrecking.
I don't wanna seem to be nitpicking, but in respect to Adam's post (above) it really makes a difference.
I don't wanna seem to be nitpicking, but in respect to Adam's post (above) it really makes a difference.
At the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium in 1992, Joe Elliot of Def Leppard introduced Brian as the man with the curly hair and the curly guitar lead.
Had Brian walked on stage without the curly guitar lead, the fans would have felt cheated. They would know doubt scream at Joe Elliot and pelt him with coins for telling such lies. Then 72,000 fans would leave Wembley and demand their money back. The concert would lose thousands upon thousands of pounds and Brian, Roger and John would probably be declared bankrupt and sent to prison where they would be bum raped on a daily basis by a big guy with tattoos and bad breath.
Still, on the upside, we wouldn't have had to listen to David Bowie reciting the lord's prayer like the complete twat he is.
fatty.
Had Brian walked on stage without the curly guitar lead, the fans would have felt cheated. They would know doubt scream at Joe Elliot and pelt him with coins for telling such lies. Then 72,000 fans would leave Wembley and demand their money back. The concert would lose thousands upon thousands of pounds and Brian, Roger and John would probably be declared bankrupt and sent to prison where they would be bum raped on a daily basis by a big guy with tattoos and bad breath.
Still, on the upside, we wouldn't have had to listen to David Bowie reciting the lord's prayer like the complete twat he is.
fatty.